Buying my first Pop-Up Camper
I'm in the process of buying my first pop-up and looking for any advice and or direction I can get from ya'll. I will be the primary user myself with perhaps with my wife and or son every once in awhi...
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Popups rule for occasional use. Full height RVs eat your life. They're constantly needy: they attract vandals, you're constantly worried about the roof leaking (or you're paying big for covered storage), they control what vehicle you drive in everyday life, you stress about getting stuck on dead end roads, driving them cross country costs more than hotels....they're a hassle.
Popups sit quietly in the back of your garage and allow you to ignore them until you are ready to go camping. And you can probably pull one with what you're driving already with just modest loss of mpg. How great is that?
There really are no super quality brands or horrendous junk brands. (They're all about the same marginal quality as big RVs) If buying used, the biggest deal is to ensure roof integrity, working lift system and canvas condition.
Some cautions can arise if the tow vehicle is marginal. What you gonna be towing with?
Try to get a floor plan with lots of top-down accessible interior storage space. Our 12' Coleman Sun Valley fits 5 duffels, cooler, dry food box and bedding inside the door without lifting the roof. Everything that goes in the camper rides in the camper. Everything that gets used outside at the site rides in the minivan. Other interior storage is used for permanent gear storage (non consumables and non-perishables).
Popups sit quietly in the back of your garage and allow you to ignore them until you are ready to go camping. And you can probably pull one with what you're driving already with just modest loss of mpg. How great is that?
There really are no super quality brands or horrendous junk brands. (They're all about the same marginal quality as big RVs) If buying used, the biggest deal is to ensure roof integrity, working lift system and canvas condition.
Some cautions can arise if the tow vehicle is marginal. What you gonna be towing with?
Try to get a floor plan with lots of top-down accessible interior storage space. Our 12' Coleman Sun Valley fits 5 duffels, cooler, dry food box and bedding inside the door without lifting the roof. Everything that goes in the camper rides in the camper. Everything that gets used outside at the site rides in the minivan. Other interior storage is used for permanent gear storage (non consumables and non-perishables).
